Birds of Irene. C7 



219. Pycnonotus layardi. (Black-capped Bulbul.) 

 T-l'iis is one of the coinnione.st birds here. They are very 

 destructive to fruit, but at the same time they eat an 

 enormous number of insects. They are very easily kept in 

 captivity, and the amount of " mealie pap " which they can 

 consume is astonishing. They are very adept at catching 

 flies. 



229. Parisoma suBCiERULEUM. (Tit Babbler.) 

 (a) 22.1.04. 



Fairly common. They have the prettiest note of any bird 

 I have heard here. 



233. Sylvia simplex. (Garden Warbler.) 

 (a) S' 12.12.03. 



The Garden Warbler is a common visitor here in the 

 summer. 



234. Phylloscopus trochilus. (Willow Wren). 



The Willow Wren is fairly common here durino- the 

 summer, arriving in November. 



238. Acrocephalus b^ticatus. (African Reed Warbler.) 

 (a) c?. 12.12.03. 



The African Reed Warbler is fairly common amongst reeds 

 along the river. 



239. Acrocephalus schcenob^nus. (Sedge Warbler.) 

 (a) 4.1.04. 



I have seen several Sedge Warblers amongst the rushes in 

 the river, but they are difficult to procure, being very shy and 

 only coming out from thick rushes towards dusk. They are 

 rare mio;rants in the Transvaal. 



248. Eremomela flaviventris. (Yellow-bellied Bush 

 Warbler.) 



(a) 7.(5.05. 



This is the only specimen of the Yellow-bellied Bush 

 Warbler I have seen here. 



